SB551: Bill Text

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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE

2023 Senate BILL 551

October 23, 2023 - Introduced by Senators Smith, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Roys, Spreitzer, Wirch and Agard, cosponsored by Representatives Shelton, Snodgrass, Palmeri, J. Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Bare, Cabrera, Conley, Emerson, Hong, Jacobson, Joers, Moore Omokunde, Ratcliff, Riemer, Shankland, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck and Haywood. Referred to Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection.

SB551,1,2 An Act to create 6.31 of the statutes; relating to: voter registration forms and information provided to certain high school students.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires each school board in Wisconsin to provide to each high school student in the school board's school district who becomes eligible to register to vote:

1. A voter registration form and information concerning eligibility to vote.

2. Nonpartisan materials describing the role of the citizen and the importance of voting in elections.

For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB551,1 Section 1 . 6.31 of the statutes is created to read:

SB551,1,7 6.31 Information provided to certain high school students. Each school board, as defined in s. 115.001 (7), shall ensure that all of the following are provided to each high school student in the school board's school district who becomes eligible to register to vote:

SB551,2,2 (1) A voter registration form prescribed under s. 6.33 and information concerning eligibility to vote.

SB551,2,4 (2) Nonpartisan materials describing the role of the citizen and the importance of voting in elections.

SB551,2,5 (End)